The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-16
Washington Letter.

d HcaVy ram diIhOS1 uaiIy, du CAPSii
ence that is becoming extremely mo-
notonous, not to say annoying.
In political circles, especially among
Democrats. the questions most dis
cussed are the tariff, the surplus i'm tie
National Treasury, and the probable
extra session of Congress in October
next, to consider these momentous is
sues of such grave import both to the
welfare of the country and the success
of the Democracy. Mr.. Randall and |
the protection Democrats generally, |
oppose an extra session. But, while |
there is great diversity of sentiment |
upon these subjects, all agree upon one
propositiOn-that something must be
done by Congress to relieve the people
of the United States from the evils
resulting from our present system of
internal taxation and a faulty fiscal
policy Inherited from the Republicans.
both of which appear TO combine to
produce industrial depression and in
crease the surplus.
Public Printer Benedict is still weed
ing out a large number of his employees
and it would seem dismissal from the
public service is the order of the day,
as ten clerks in the Office of the second
Controller of the Treasury have been
notified that their official services will
not be required after July |, and about
the same number will be dropped off
the Patent Office rolls about that time;
there are no charges against these un-
fortunates, they were simply legislated
out of office. And so, between the
fear of dismissal aud the new night
mare of civil service reform or the
"ins," as we'll as the "outs," many
OF the poor clerks are broken of their
look.
So successful was the late National
Drill from military standpoint
wholly the result of individual effort
that General Sheridan, AS command
er of the United States Army, will, in
his annual report to the Secretary OF
War, recommend that Congress make
provision for an annual drill and en-
campment, TO be held under the aus
pices of the Army in Washington, in
order that the irrepressible American
military spirit may be gratified and
disciplined.
The flags on all the public buildings
in the National Capitol were placed at
half mast by order of the President, on
the day of the funeral of VIM. A
Wheeler, the man who. by the favor
Pr, sident Thomas A Hendricks Mr.
Wheeler, after retiring from office
lapsed into such utter obscurity, be
coming, too, both a mental and phys
, ical wreck in recent years, that he had
been almost forgotten by the public
| will do the dead man the poor justice
to say that he Was far better than hi,
t accomplice, K. b. Hayes, who as s
common chicken farmer, survives Il
bear the shame'of the greatest outrage
/ on liberty of the century.
[ 1t is whispered from the White
House that an event of a most inter
> orable in history and in the home lif,
1 of the President and his youthful wife
is likely to occur in that grand man
: sion in the melancholy days of No
. vember.
John Sherman has formed a combi
nation with Levi P. Morton, the mil
lionaire statesman (?) of New York, b,
which it is proposed to wrest the EN-
8 pire State from BIaine's support ant
make the Republican ticket Sherman
and Morton. The latter's chief motiv,
t in the deal is to revenge himself upol
4 the Blaineacs Cor defeating him TO
! United States Senator last winter
The strife in New York between tn
Blaine and Sherman forces is waxin,
so warm that it may ultimately reviv,
D all the latent bitterness which led t,
, the quarrel of the Stalwart and Half
3. Breed factions, which led to the resig
: nation of Conkling and Me Too PIatt
the disruption of the Republican part,
+ of that State, and the assassination o
e Garfield.
One morning Mr.. Oliver, Justice o
/ the Peace for the District of Colum bia
somewhat like Lord Byron, woke t.
find himself famous. This dought,
Squire had been notified of his re
e mOval from the Office he holds, by tn
3 President, but Squire Oliver denie
:, the Executives right 10 remove HIM
y holding that such power is vested onl,
in the Court in General Term, and re
d fusing to bulge an inch, he appeals
It that tribunal for protection.